My GPA Is An E2 Reaction, Grad School Is The Leaving Group

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My GPA Is An E2 Reaction, Grad School Is The Leaving Group

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The chemistry student's descent into academic despair is a perfect representation of the E2 reaction in organic chemistry! Just like how a nucleophile attacks and a leaving group departs, this poor soul is being attacked by Orgo (organic chemistry) while desperately reaching for help.

Then comes the classic "P-Chem is harder" comment from a senior chem major - the academic equivalent of saying "you think THIS is bad?" right before our protagonist completely submerges. In an E2 reaction, the substrate loses a proton and the leaving group simultaneously - just like this student losing their sanity and their GPA in one swift mechanism!

And yes, grad school truly is the ultimate leaving group - it's what happens after the reaction is complete, and you're left wondering if that activation energy was really worth crossing.

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